Death date: Feb 18, 2020
Ruby Nobuko Tsuruma, age 94, passed away on Feb. 18, 2020. She is survived by her older sister Ruth Kajikawa, younger sister Betty Shiota, son Patrick Tsuruma (Karen), daughter Janice Raney (Robert), seven step-grandchildren, thi Read Obituary
My deepest sympathies to the families of the late Ruby Tsuruma. I'll treasure my childhood memories of hanging out at the Tsuruma home with Janice and her "cool" mom and dad. One memory that has stuck with me was a comment she made to me about my speaking voice when I was a middle-schooler. She called it "melodic." That gave me a jolt of confidence that I used whenever I needed to speak in front of large groups, at work, school, and at social functions.
